Luger not shot in 25 years...is it safe?

[mrerick]

Hi Firz, and welcome to the forum.

If your Luger has no corrosion or deterioration, and is all matching (meaning it was properly fitted at the factory), and the barrel is clear / bright / shiny and clean, it will probably function properly, except:

- Springs may have taken a set, and could be weak
- there could be internal broken parts - which is why it may not have been shot in all these years
- You could easily break a numbered part, even with the proper low velocity 9mm ammunition (mentioned above)

Many of us do not ever shoot collectible Lugers because of the very real potential for breaking a numbered part.

At minimum, you should have a gunsmith with a Luger background (and they are not common to find - even though many will tell you they know what they are doing) look it over thoroughly.

Marc